13:25 Fontwell

Wednesday 21 October 2020

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Heart Of The South Supports Fontwell Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 18.67s

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Selected odds by:

Freddie Darling²⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: H FryWS

11/2

€85,000 son of Shantou who was sent off at 10/11 before finishing a disappointing third on Uttoxeter bumper debut. Ran even worse at Taunton next time so lots to prove now hurdling after a wind op.

Form: 35-

Furkash²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard

8/1

Al Namix gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Urkashe and Durkash. Third in a Irish point on debut in February and well worth a market check now switching to Rules for a top yard.

Form: 3-

Lord Accord^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: N P Mulholland| C

11/4

Half-brother to 3 winners, including very smart hurdler Monksland. Placed in an Irish point before winning 6-runner course bumper on Rules bow in September. This step up in trip a plus now hurdling.

Form: 3-1

Milnthorpe²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

50/1

Showed little in a pair of bumpers last season but is likely to flourish at a later stage (chaser on looks).

Form: 86-

Mr Harp⁵⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: T Gallagher

25/1

Showed fair form when placed in a pair of Plumpton bumpers in spring of 2019, but 18-month absence is an obvious concern now going hurdling.

Form: 23/

Norley²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Sherwood

11/4

Shaped well when fifth of 16 in a Warwick bumper (2m, soft) on debut in February, finishing well. Should improve now going jumping up in trip.

Form: 5-

Pride Of Pemberley¹³⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: N Dunger

50/1

Fair form in a pair of bumpers in 2016/17 for Jamie Snowden but not seen since.

Form: 54/

Took The Lot³⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/1

Made a winning start in Stratford bumper last summer. Ran no sort of race when last seen (sweated up beforehand), but will be suited by this step up in trip now hurdling after a lay-off.

Form: 137-

Zhiguli³⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

7/2

Hinted at ability in a deep race completed start in bumpers and seemed to run to a fair level when ninth of 11 on Ascot hurdle bow (21.6f) in December. Off since but may well do better.

Form: U69-

Jo Mahler²²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: Cynthia Woods

125/1

Mahler mare. Dam (h84), bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (barely stayed 21f) Wheels Up and fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Less Time. Fell in point on debut in March.

Form: F-

Kayf Sera Sera²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

50/1

From the family of the classy staying chaser Cogry, but has looked limited on early evidence.

Form: 0/480-

Forecasts

Lord Accord (11/4), Norley (11/4), Zhiguli (7/2), Freddie Darling (11/2), Furkash (8/1), Took The Lot (11/1), Mr Harp (25/1), Pride Of Pemberley (50/1), Milnthorpe (50/1), Kayf Sera Sera (50/1), Jo Mahler (125/1)

NORLEY shaped well in a deep Warwick bumper on debut in February and is bred to be suited by this sort of test now jumping, so improvement seems highly likely. Zhiguli sets a fair standard on his Ascot hurdle debut in December and may well do better, with course bumper winner Lord Accord and Irish point recruit Furkash others to consider.